Wisconsin mailed some ballots to military and overseas voters after the Sept. 22 deadline. / File/Press-Gazette

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MADISON — Wisconsin's election chief has told Mitt Romney's campaign that he will not seek a court order to extend the deadline for military and overseas voters to return their ballots.

Romney's campaign on Monday asked the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board to extend it after some ballots were mailed after the Sept. 22 deadline.

Wisconsin elections chief Kevin Kennedy said in a response letter made public Thursday that 37 ballots were affected and all have been transmitted to voters in time for them to be completed, returned and counted.

The state has been working with the U.S. Justice Department on the issue, Kennedy said.

Romney's campaign raised similar complaints in Vermont, Mississippi and Michigan.

Romney spokesman Ryan Williams said the campaign is still considering taking legal action against Wisconsin over the issue.